International migration has emerged as a priority issue on the global agenda in the last two decades, especially in the … migration and migrants. Politicians, anti-immigration lobbyists and the media in Western countries propagate a number of … unfounded myths about migration. It is claimed that there is massive migration from the South to the North in recent times …

There has been increased emphasis on the linkages between international migration and development at international …, regional and national levels in the past two decades. This recognition of migration as a developmental tool has generated calls … for mainstreaming migration in development with some origin countries making specific attempts at incorporating migration …

This conceptual paper, prepared for a United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Migration and Development, is concerned … historical background of high-skilled international migration, the paper examines the reasons for the recent growth in demand for … high-skilled workers in the technologically advanced nations. If then examines the impact of high-skilled migration on the …

This paper focuses on migration between Australia and New Zealand, which has exhibited a strong, but cyclical, net … movement towards Australia since the late 1960s. A long-term historical perspective is taken. Trans-Tasman migration is also … compared with inter-island migration within New Zealand. It is argued that differential economic development, driven by forces …

The massive displacement of Venezuelan citizens to Colombia is the second most important episode of forced migration in … the world. We study the impact of this demographic shock on the Colombian income distribution exploiting the geographical … heterogeneity in the intensity of migration. We use RIF regressions in an instrumental variables approach to account for the non …

This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … accession affects income gaps. Moreover, if EU membership is refused, fear of future restrictions on immigration will lead to …

migration decisions. I show that as the earned income of spouses become similar, the probability of migration falls … income similarity of couples and interstate migration is especially strong for couples with similar labor market …I analyze the interstate migration patterns of families and the effect of labor force attachment of women on joint …

The massive displacement of Venezuelan citizens to Colombia is the second most important episode of forced migration in … the world. We study the impact of this demographic shock on the Colombian income distribution exploiting the geographical … heterogeneity in the intensity of migration. We use RIF regressions in an instrumental variables approach to account for the non …

from low-income countries. The evidence to date suggests that such transfers typically increase the rate of migration when …Conditional Cash Transfers are increasingly used by development aid agencies to reduce the incentives for migration … human capital and by lowering capital constraints-increasing both migration aspirations and the means to achieve them. But …

from low-income countries. The evidence to date suggests that such transfers typically increase the rate of migration when …Conditional Cash Transfers are increasingly used by development aid agencies to reduce the incentives for migration … human capital and by lowering capital constraints-increasing both migration aspirations and the means to achieve them. But …